The Dead of 2024

[Elliott Mellor]

If we're going to post celebrity deaths on the forum, lets at least have an up to date topic.

Discuss any celebrity deaths in 2024 here.

[Marc Meakin]

Unless it's better to create a 2024 deadpool topic I'm going to place my 10 to die in 2024

1) Queen Camila
2)David Jason
3) Michael Caine
4) Stevie Wonder
5) Keith Richarda
6) Gene Hackman
7) Maggie Smith
8) Tony Blair
9) Billy Connolly
10) Joe Biden

[Mark Deeks]

1) David Attenborough
2) Paul Gascoigne
3) Prunella Scales (the only three from my 2017 list still going)
4) Jimmy Carter
5) Patricia Routledge
6) Dick Van Dyke
7) Bruce Willis
8) Bill Cosby
9) Roberta Flack
10) James Earl Jones

[Gavin Chipper]

I still have six from my list:

Michael Schumacher
Cher
Daniel Dennett
Mark Serwotka (some union leader guy)
Brian Blessed
Nigel Farage

[Elliott Mellor]

Might as well have a go myself.

Rob Burrow
Jonnie Irwin
Jimmy Carter
Noam Chomsky
Vanessa Redgrave
Esther Rantzen
Glynis Johns
Yoko Ono
Frank Field
Shannen Doherty

I'll be amazed if Dick Van Dyke goes before 100 - he's one of the healthiest 98 year olds I've ever seen! I wouldn't be totally surprised if he's still here in 2030.

[Mark Deeks]

So was my gran. But at 98, the light can shut off at any moment. Would have gone for Doherty over him with a bit more thought though, that's a good pick.

[Marc Meakin]

So was my gran. But at 98, the light can shut off at any moment. Would have gone for Doherty over him with a bit more thought though, that's a good pick.

As undignified as this is I deliberately have avoided picking people who already have a life threatening illness that I am aware of

Its like picking Sheffield United to get relegated or Wayne Rooney to get sacked.by Birmingham City
Stop Press. Too late, Rooney has been sacked

[Elliott Mellor]

So was my gran. But at 98, the light can shut off at any moment. Would have gone for Doherty over him with a bit more thought though, that's a good pick.

Tbf, you're not wrong about outward appearance not being the sole predictor. There used to be two guys at my tennis who were regulars. One was in his 70s and was in better shape than most people in their 50s, and the other looked like a sudden gust of wind would take him out. The former had a sudden heart attack and died at 74, the other is still going and is now 84. I'd still be surprised if DVD went this year, though.

Patricia Routledge is a decent pick.

[Gavin Chipper]

As undignified as this is I deliberately have avoided picking people who already have a life threatening illness that I am aware of

An ideal points system would probably take into account odds of dying (incorporating age and known illnesses) and extra points for the better known they are.

[Elliott Mellor]

An ideal points system would probably take into account odds of dying (incorporating age and known illnesses) and extra points for the better known they are.

I don't think you could really formulate a robust enough system for that. Does the frail 95 year old or the very ill 70 year old have a better chance of dying? How do you grade how ill someone is quantitatively? Is an 80 year old who had a heart attack in 2021 more likely to die than the 85 year old who had a bad fall in 2023?

[Gavin Chipper]

An ideal points system would probably take into account odds of dying (incorporating age and known illnesses) and extra points for the better known they are.

I don't think you could really formulate a robust enough system for that. Does the frail 95 year old or the very ill 70 year old have a better chance of dying? How do you grade how ill someone is quantitatively? Is an 80 year old who had a heart attack in 2021 more likely to die than the 85 year old who had a bad fall in 2023?

I wasn't planning on coming up with a system. This was just a hypothetical thing.

[Marc Meakin]

Extra points for anyone under 30

[Marc Meakin]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67868843

[Gavin Chipper]

It's good forum etiquette to say what's behind the link.

Edit - Headline is "Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies" btw.

[Marc Meakin]

It's good forum etiquette to say what's behind the link.

Edit - Headline is "Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies" btw.

1) its my version of click bait.
2) What are the chances of me fucking up the spelling of Camila second name
3) At least I didn't say " That colourful woman who was accused of robbing money from kids charity before it went into administration."
Btw no mention of this in obit

[Conor]

An ideal points system would probably take into account odds of dying (incorporating age and known illnesses) and extra points for the better known they are.

I don't think you could really formulate a robust enough system for that. Does the frail 95 year old or the very ill 70 year old have a better chance of dying? How do you grade how ill someone is quantitatively? Is an 80 year old who had a heart attack in 2021 more likely to die than the 85 year old who had a bad fall in 2023?

We could use a free market based system. E.g. I am willing to make a market of 75 'at' 85 that Jimmy Carter dies in 2024. So you can sell 75 to me: this gives you a 75 point profit to you if he lives or a 25 point loss if he dies. Or you can buy 85: so a 15 point profit if he dies or an 85 point loss if he dies. Or you can do nothing. Or you can improve the quote on either or both sides, showing a better bid or better offer. Play money only!

[Ian Volante]

It's good forum etiquette to say what's behind the link.

Edit - Headline is "Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies" btw.

3) At least I didn't say " That colourful woman who was accused of robbing money from kids charity before it went into administration."
Btw no mention of this in obit

Probably because she was exonerated?

[Marc Meakin]

It's good forum etiquette to say what's behind the link.

Edit - Headline is "Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh dies" btw.

3) At least I didn't say " That colourful woman who was accused of robbing money from kids charity before it went into administration."
Btw no mention of this in obit

Probably because she was exonerated?

There's no smoke without orange netting , but yes nothing proven despite, less than extensive investigation

[Elliott Mellor]

Glynis Johns dead. My first hit.

[Marc Meakin]

Glynis Johns dead. My first hit.

Just made 100

[Jon O'Neill]

Everyone who posts in this thread, except me, should be ashamed of themselves.

[Mark Deeks]

Don't worry, I've got you covered - I'm ashamed of you.

[Marc Meakin]

David Soul, played Hutch in Starkey and Hutch

[Gavin Chipper]

Franz Beckenbauer

[Marc Meakin]

Franz Beckenbauer

Der Kaiser, probably a better defender than Bobby Moore.
Maybe an unpopular opinion

[Marc Meakin]

JPR RIP

[Mark Deeks]

Strong start to 2024.

[Ian Fitzpatrick]

Strong start to 2024.

Not only the famous, too many friends already this year!

[Gavin Chipper]

Sorry to hear that!

[Paul Worsley]

Annie Nightingale, 83. RIP

[Gavin Chipper]

Jonnie Irwin (who I believe Elliott picked) and Carl Weathers have died.

[Elliott Mellor]

Jonnie Irwin ( who I believe Elliott picked) and Carl Weathers have died.

Yep, second hit for me. A sad end, but he did seem to really try to make the most of the time he had left.

[Paul Worsley]

Ian Lavender RIP

[Gavin Chipper]

Wow. That's Dad's Army gone then. I was hoping for another 20 years.

[Marc Meakin]

Wow. That's Dad's Army gone then. I was hoping for another 20 years.

Don't tell him Pike

[Marc Meakin]

I think I might have backed the wrong horse

[Gavin Chipper]

As I put in the athletics thread, Kelvin Kiptum.

[Fiona T]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68287707

Steve Wright - was definitely the DJ of my generation - loved listening to him radio 1 and 2.

[Marc Meakin]

Genuinely shocked and upset about this.
RIP Steve Wright a legend of radio 1 and 2

[Gavin Chipper]

I've always thought of him as Mr. TOTP2.

[Marc Meakin]

I've always thought of him as Mr. TOTP2.

That too but I remember Ask Elvis. and Gervaisse as two of the best characters in his afternoon show on Radio one in the early 90s

[Gavin Chipper]

Ewen MacIntosh - aka Keith from The Office! Also one of the Strictly Come Dancing dancers died yesterday I think. *checks* Yeah, Robin Windsor. Wasn't aware of him myself but some of you probably were.

[Marc Meakin]

Fred Elliott from Corrie has died, I say Fred Elliott from Corrie has died.
RIP

[Marc Meakin]

Fred Elliott from Corrie has died, I say Fred Elliott from Corrie has died.
RIP

I should have said played by John Savident, I say John Savident 86 RIP

[Gavin Chipper]

Wilson Fittipaldi died the other day by the way. He was the brother of F1 champion Emerson, but also a driver and team owner in his own right.

[Gavin Chipper]

Richard Lewis. I know him mainly from Curb Your Enthusiasm so quite a shocker. I always thought at the beginning of Curb he looked younger than Larry David, but Larry stayed the same age, whereas Richard aged terribly and was way older looking than Larry later on.

[Marc Meakin]

Very sad about Richard Lewis.
Didnt really know him before Curb but like with Bob Einstein (Funkhouser) I have since checked out his stand up and he was a very funny guy

[Paul Worsley]

Countdown guest Dave Myers, age 66. RIP.

[Marc Meakin]

Countdown guest Dave Myers, age 66. RIP.

The hairy biker?

[Paul Worsley]

Countdown guest Dave Myers, age 66. RIP.

The hairy biker?

Yes

[Marc Meakin]

Countdown guest Dave Myers, age 66. RIP.

The hairy biker?

Yes

So now we have one hairy biker and one fat lady.
Maybe they should team up

[Gavin Chipper]

I thought both fat ladies died.

[Marc Meakin]

I thought both fat ladies died.

Oh yeah I was thinking of Rosemary Shrager.

Who is a cook and a lady, also fat and still alive

[Philip A]

Tony Green passed away today at 85. Legendary darts commentator and scorer who made a terrific double act with the late, great Jim Bowen on Bullseye. Sad to learn this after recently watching it on YouTube again.

[Marc Meakin]

Most here will need to Google but one of my favourite singers of the 70s, Steve Harley has passed away

[Gavin Chipper]

Peter Higgs, of Higgs boson fame.

[Marc Meakin]

Peter Higgs, of Higgs boson fame.

He coined the phrase "god particle"

[Marc Meakin]

O J Simpson

[Johnny Canuck]

O J Simpson

bye felicia

[Marc Meakin]

O J Simpson

bye felicia

At least he can rest in peace knowing his wife's killer is dead